hi, I work full time, am single parent to two ds's. I've had to leave work this afternoon to pick ds2 (5) up from school as he's been sick and their protocol is to send the child home. fair enough. there is a d&v bug going around here at moment. the school rung me at work and I then tried to find someone to help me out to collect him as I knew my boss would not be happy about me leaving. exdp was not answering his phone, he lives an hours drive away from us so would have been almost home time before he got to him anyway. my parents both work so couldn't help me and the childminder was unable to collect him at that time as it would have taken her over her numbers.
So I had to approach my boss and ask if I could leave but she said no. she had no body to cover me (there was someone having an appraisal which could have been moved to any other time but she wouldn't move it. the appraisee offered to cover me but my boss wouldn't let them) she told me I would have to sort it out and it's not her problem. she did come up with the idea that I picked him up, dropped him off (where I don't know as I told her I had no one to help me) and go back to work ( I work 15 miles away from school so 40 min journey one way). So, I have just left. I know I'll be in trouble but I have to put my ds's first.
legally can they stop me having to leave work in emergency situations? I couldn't leave him at school and I had to leave. if I'm disciplined would I have a case to appeal against it ?